"Satin Sheets to Lie On" 11x14

2009-06-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

"Dust In The Wind" 22x28

2009-06-20T20:21:00.000-07:00

"In Golden Pond" 11x14

2009-06-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

"Dance Rehearsal" 20x20

2007-04-15T13:17:00.000-07:00

"Me and My Shadow"

2007-04-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

"Spring Palette"

2007-04-13T15:12:00.000-07:00

"Mahogany"

2007-04-13T15:07:00.000-07:00

"Cornerstone Conundrum (Adam)" and Me

2007-01-25T07:06:00.000-08:00

"The Caretaker, 20x20, Oil

2007-01-24T07:01:00.000-08:00

"Caught Up In The Moment"

2007-01-12T17:53:00.000-08:00

"Serenity"

2006-10-03T07:16:00.000-07:00

"Jezebel"

2006-10-03T07:13:00.000-07:00

"The Grass is Greener"

2006-10-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

"My Little Pony"

2006-10-03T07:07:00.000-07:00

"Brass Command, Morgan foal"

2006-10-03T07:04:00.000-07:00

2006-10-03T06:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog! My name is Barbara A. Snyder, a full time artist, from a little borough in south eastern PA. I have no formal education in art, it's just something I've always done. I don't like the term self-taught, but rather think of it as something one's born with, similar to those who are naturally good with numbers or music. I seem to have been born with a paint brush in hand and an intense love of animals, particularly dogs and horses. Break that down further, you'll find I specialize in both Rough and Smooth Collies and Shelties. In horses, I tend to gravitate to Mustangs and Morgans, buckskin or dun being the color of choice. They say paint what you know and love and that is precisely what I do, although I have been branching out a bit to include the human form, which is something of a personal challenge for me. Oil is my medium of choice for my paintings, I love everything about them. I use acrylics for my wood and metal, one of a kind items. Watercolors scare me, but I think they are an incredibly beautiful medium, and I may take some local classes, in the hopes of becoming more familiar with them.

When I'm not painting, I enjoy spending time with my own four collies, two smooth and two rough. I show occasionally and have one smooth champion, and one smooth with 9 pts. I'm currently showing my tri rough in Rally Obedience, and the my sable rough is my loving couch potato. In addition, I have two black cats and my adored if somewhat devilish lilac point Siamese. Although I don't ride anymore, which is something I've decided to remedy, I do spend time at the stables with my daughter and her two Morgans. I find it incredibly relaxing and cleansing to the spirit to be with horses.

I am open to custom work, either from photos of your own pets, or ideas you may have for a specific painting. The latter is something I've only recently been doing, where a client contacts me with an idea, I work on some rough sketches, and finally put the final idea on the canvas. To date, I have not done prints, although it is something I am kicking around.

Art by Barbara Ann